Posted by Marla
on August 27, 2009, 2:21 pm
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ROD RECIPES 08/27/2009 National Pots de Creme Day Mocha Milk Chocolate Pot de Creme
Flavoured custards, traditionally baked and served in small, decorative porcelain pots, differ from moulded custards such as the Crème Renversée au Caramel in that they are not turned out, but rather served in the pots in which they are baked. Like other custards, they must be cooked in a bain-marie and allowed to cool completely before serving.
source is Food Holidays
Mocha Milk Chocolate Pot de Creme
2 egg yolks
4 tsp sugar
1 pinch salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp mocha extract
1/4 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
4 oz milk chocolate , --(1/2 cup + 1 Tbs)
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Break the chocolate bar and cut into small morsels using a chef's knife.
On the stove, pour the milk and cream into a sauce pan, bring to a boil. Remove from the heat right away and add to the milk chocolate. Keep stirring until the chocolate is melted. Add the pinch of salt. Set aside.
Separately, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a mixing bowl until it becomes a pale yellow. Add the vanilla extract and combine the chocolate liquid with the egg mixture by slowly adding a ladle of the chocolate/milk mixture at a time to prevent the yolks from curdling.
Strain through a fine mesh to make sure there are no chunks of chocolate left. Fill 6 10-oz mini ramekins with the mixture. Place them in a warm water bath in a deep baking pan. The water should go half way up the side of the ramekins. Cover the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil and bake for 40-50 minutes. The texture of the cream should be jiggly but not too liquid.
Let the pots de crèmes cool first, then plastic-wrap each individual ramekin and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour. The fat from the cream may pick up some other odors from the refrigerator if the ramekins are not sealed properly.
When serving, add a dollop of whipped cream and decorate with a small berry and a teeny mint leaf (I get them from my garden). Finish the decoration by sprinkling a little powdered sugar on each ramekin.
source is Pham Fatale
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